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we're told that tamerlan was a boxer. he had won golden gloefs -- he was a two-times golden gloves champion. and they wanted him to go pro. one of our reporters, ivan watson, who is one of our reporters at cnn international, found some information about him. he said the results on the salt lake city 2009 golden gloves of champions, it looks like tamerlan was a heavyweight in that. he did participate. it appears he was a boxer and, as his friend said who we spoke to, a two-time golden gloves champi champion. the younger brother, the one they're seeking right now in those photographs, was a wrestler. the younger brother is a wrestler. they said he was in great shape. that he also got a scholarship for it that was able to carry him through college from high school when he graduated back in 2011. here's a friend we spoke to. he did not want to be identified. i think it's important to say he was not seeking media attention. so take a listen. here he is. >> i was pretty shocked. i mean, i called my brother. he was crying, you k
we're told that tamerlan was a boxer. he had won golden gloefs -- he was a two-times golden gloves champion. and they wanted him to go pro. one of our reporters, ivan watson, who is one of our reporters at cnn international, found some information about him. he said the results on the salt lake city 2009 golden gloves of champions, it looks like tamerlan was a heavyweight in that. he did participate. it appears he was a boxer and, as his friend said who we spoke to, a two-time golden gloves...
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maybe tamerlan said i'm going to go bomb the marathon, can you watch my child? >> you know, who knows who was watching the child at this point. i'm not sure if the child was duly at this north kings townhome or was up in cambridge where i know they also had an apartment. the lawyer says that they actually lived here the vast majority of the time and also at this north kings townhome i'm told the younger brother, dzhokhar, he would also come on the weekends and spend a lot of time here in speaker when he wasn't as school. >> steve, thank you. coming up, do you know what your neighbors are up to? the man living right underneath an accused bomber tells us what he knows about him. he joins us next. also is the threat really over or were the accused boppers linked to foreign terrorists? groups gunning for the u.s. groups gunning for the u.s. we will talk about that next. she knows you like no one else. and you wouldn't have it any other way. but your erectile dysfunction - you know, that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be r
maybe tamerlan said i'm going to go bomb the marathon, can you watch my child? >> you know, who knows who was watching the child at this point. i'm not sure if the child was duly at this north kings townhome or was up in cambridge where i know they also had an apartment. the lawyer says that they actually lived here the vast majority of the time and also at this north kings townhome i'm told the younger brother, dzhokhar, he would also come on the weekends and spend a lot of time here in...
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well, she is tamerlan tsarnaev's wife, now widow. federal authorities want to question her about her husband and brother-in-law. did katheryn russell tsarnaev have any clue about the bomb plot? wpri tv reports live in north kingston, rhode island with the latest. what can you tell me about his wife, and where is she? >> well, at this point it looks like she's actually here in north kings town at her family home right now. there's really not much i can tell you about katheryn except what her lawyer is telling us right now and what neighbors are telling us. neighbors have been is what is leading the whole investigation to finding out who katheryn is. we know she went to high school in rhode island. she's a rhode island native. she's been living here her whole life. the last few months or maybe the last year, all the neighbors are saying she's changed a little bit. in high school her friends say that she was outgoing, she was in the art club, wanted to be in the peace corps. then one neighbor said the last year she hasn't seen her too m
well, she is tamerlan tsarnaev's wife, now widow. federal authorities want to question her about her husband and brother-in-law. did katheryn russell tsarnaev have any clue about the bomb plot? wpri tv reports live in north kingston, rhode island with the latest. what can you tell me about his wife, and where is she? >> well, at this point it looks like she's actually here in north kings town at her family home right now. there's really not much i can tell you about katheryn except what...
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. >> reporter: as for what drove tamerlan? his younger brother claims it was hatred of america. >> he may have been angry about other things, about the status of his life. but he increasingly turned to jihadism, was radicalized, because among other things, u.s. foreign policy decisions overseas and that especially afghanistan and iraq. >> reporter: what the younger brother is reported to be saying is consistent with what we heard in the neighborhood about the older brother tamerlan and his disgust with things american and christian. >> he said the bike is a cheap copy off the koran. he said most american wars are excused off the bible. >> reporter: and it also emerged there might be a link to an unsolved murder two years ago. prosecutors said monday that they are investigating whether tamerlan was involved in the brutal murder of three young men, one of whom was his roommate. the three were found with their throats slashed, covered in marijuana and cash. federal agents have been looking at the six-month trip tamerlan took last
. >> reporter: as for what drove tamerlan? his younger brother claims it was hatred of america. >> he may have been angry about other things, about the status of his life. but he increasingly turned to jihadism, was radicalized, because among other things, u.s. foreign policy decisions overseas and that especially afghanistan and iraq. >> reporter: what the younger brother is reported to be saying is consistent with what we heard in the neighborhood about the older brother...
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tamerlan taught everything to himself. we were happy about it because he didn't start doing drugs or alcohol. now he doesn't speak to other women he is not related to. they're not important to him because it's a sin to even look them in the eye. she saw him for four of the six months he was here, and he went to chechnya twice. >> translator: yes, he went to chechnya for a couple of days. i don't know where his relative there's lived. they were from his father's side. i do know that village was bombed in the second war, though. >> reporter: as pictures of boston played out around the world, she reveals that the mother rang the boys to check if they were well. but later that week they rang her again, allegedly when they were on the run, just the day before tamerlan died. the day before, she said they spoke, and it was like always, mommy, everything is fine with us. mommy, we're totally fine. mommy, that's what they call her. >> translator: we miss your warmth and caress, they said. tamerlan said "mommy, i love you clothe. an
tamerlan taught everything to himself. we were happy about it because he didn't start doing drugs or alcohol. now he doesn't speak to other women he is not related to. they're not important to him because it's a sin to even look them in the eye. she saw him for four of the six months he was here, and he went to chechnya twice. >> translator: yes, he went to chechnya for a couple of days. i don't know where his relative there's lived. they were from his father's side. i do know that...
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his uncle said he ended his relationship with tamerlan in 2009 because of the quote radical crap" tamerlan had begun to espouse. he was steered toward a strict strain of islam in recent years and he began opposing the wars in afghanistan and iraq which is i should note here not radical in and of itself but that he also turned to websites and literature claiming that the cia was behind the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, that jews controlled the world. there are two very specific accounts of tamerlan's recent behavior that are both fascinating and important in trying to understand how he might have become the kind of violent extremist he is accused of having been when he died after a shootout with authorities late last week. the first is recounted in "the wall street journal" this week. quote, in one incident late november tamerlan confronted a shop keeper in a middle eastern grocery store in cambridge near a mosque where he sometimes prayed after seeing a sign advertising thanksgiving turkeys. brother why did you put up the sign the shopkeeper recalled him asking angrily. it's not
his uncle said he ended his relationship with tamerlan in 2009 because of the quote radical crap" tamerlan had begun to espouse. he was steered toward a strict strain of islam in recent years and he began opposing the wars in afghanistan and iraq which is i should note here not radical in and of itself but that he also turned to websites and literature claiming that the cia was behind the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, that jews controlled the world. there are two very specific...
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raised christian, went to college in boston, met tamerlan. she converted to islam, and by all accounts, fairly devout, wore the hajaab, the traditional head scarf. she didn't speak russian, so she wasn't always aware what was being said, she didn't understand the language being spoken around the house. wolf. >> chris lawrence reporting for us. just ahead, still many unanswered questions in the boston marathon terror attack. investigators work to interview the only suspect still alive. new insights into the investigation. stay with our special coverage. ♪ [ male announcer ] a car that can actually see like a human, using stereoscopic cameras. ♪ and even stop itself if it has to. ♪ the technology may be hard to imagine. but why you would want it... is not. the 2014 e-class. it doesn't just see the future. it is the future. [ sneezing ] she may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec®. powerful allergy relief for adults and kids six years and older. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> there are hundreds of questions that investigators have for
raised christian, went to college in boston, met tamerlan. she converted to islam, and by all accounts, fairly devout, wore the hajaab, the traditional head scarf. she didn't speak russian, so she wasn't always aware what was being said, she didn't understand the language being spoken around the house. wolf. >> chris lawrence reporting for us. just ahead, still many unanswered questions in the boston marathon terror attack. investigators work to interview the only suspect still alive. new...
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who is the wife of tamerlan tsarnaev? and later, how easy was it to make the bombs that killed three and injured dozens more? an "outfront" investigation on that and whether it's possible to stop another one. woman: everyone in the nicu -- all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can help. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. hwelcome back.. nice
who is the wife of tamerlan tsarnaev? and later, how easy was it to make the bombs that killed three and injured dozens more? an "outfront" investigation on that and whether it's possible to stop another one. woman: everyone in the nicu -- all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most...
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we know russia asked the fbi to investigate tamerlan tsarnaev in 2011. the information that was apparently provided was by the russians was said to be vague and nonspecific and why ultimately the investigation didn't turn up any credible threat level there at all. but it raises the question, what did the russians know about this man? why did he show up on their radar? as a possible threat? and so far, there has been no comment on this from russian security forces or the government here. don? >> all right. phil black in moscow. phil, thank you very much. >>> up next, paying respects to the victims and grieving over a traumatic week. residents in boston returned to church to reflect. in the crossfire, a boston reporter shares his story of being up close and personal with police when they took down the marathon bombing suspect. if you're looking to go to school, you deserve more than just flexibility and convenience. so here's a few reasons to choose university of phoenix. our average class size is only 14 students. our financial tools help you make smart c
we know russia asked the fbi to investigate tamerlan tsarnaev in 2011. the information that was apparently provided was by the russians was said to be vague and nonspecific and why ultimately the investigation didn't turn up any credible threat level there at all. but it raises the question, what did the russians know about this man? why did he show up on their radar? as a possible threat? and so far, there has been no comment on this from russian security forces or the government here. don?...
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dzhokhar, not surprisingly is saying he was following his older brother tamerlan and tamerlan was the one who was the driving force behind this. in addition, there's an indication from the interviews that the brothers were self radicalized on-line. they were getting information from videos on-line, you tube videos on-line but not from communication or e-mail the way the ft. hood shooter was but they were very much self starters, self radicalized. the older brother, it seems from preliminary investigation, to have been motivated by jihad, traditional jihad motivation and political implications that they are under attack and jihad dis need to fight back. this is from preliminary interviews with this individual, with dzhokhar tsarnaev. >> the interviews have been limited. >> very limited. everything needs to be checked out. the investigators will follow up. these are individuals who knew a lot of people and had a lot of connections. they weren't shut ins on their own. they were people who knew a lot of people. everything needs to be followed up on. this is what dzhokhar tsarnaev is sayin
dzhokhar, not surprisingly is saying he was following his older brother tamerlan and tamerlan was the one who was the driving force behind this. in addition, there's an indication from the interviews that the brothers were self radicalized on-line. they were getting information from videos on-line, you tube videos on-line but not from communication or e-mail the way the ft. hood shooter was but they were very much self starters, self radicalized. the older brother, it seems from preliminary...
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the board member tells us that tamerlan tsarnaev did come back to the mosque after that. he was often there for dawn prayers between 5:00 and 5:15 a.m. usually on fridays. when i asked about the younger brother, dzhokhar tsarnaev coming to the mosque, this board member says yes, he did, usually not alone. always with his brother. anderson. >> did they shed any light on, you know, questions about radicalization about where he may have -- or when he may have become more radicalized? >> you know, we didn't get quite that far. i'm meeting with some people at the mosque later today and we hope to drill down on that. the uncle has said that there was some other person that may have swayed the older brother toward more radicalization. this is a little bit sketchy information at this point on who or what might have done that. and we're trying to put the pieces together with information regarding that and of course regarding his trip back to dagestan in 2012 when he spent six months there. and trying to piece together whether that may have had some influence on him and whether it
the board member tells us that tamerlan tsarnaev did come back to the mosque after that. he was often there for dawn prayers between 5:00 and 5:15 a.m. usually on fridays. when i asked about the younger brother, dzhokhar tsarnaev coming to the mosque, this board member says yes, he did, usually not alone. always with his brother. anderson. >> did they shed any light on, you know, questions about radicalization about where he may have -- or when he may have become more radicalized?...
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what is the conference going on right now about tamerlan? >> i think what people in the congregation feel is that he was really reacting to the modern american islam that's projected inside of our congregation, so inside of that second incident, you know, inside of that second incident, you know, after he stood up, after our, you know, preacher compared martin luther king, you know, to the prophet muhammad, and he stood up, he called our preacher a hypocrite, so then the people of the congregation shouted him out to leave. so i think the conversation in our congregation is that, you know he just didn't fit, in terms of kind of the idea allege, the mainstream moderate ideology that our mosque projects. >> there have been reports that his family wants him to be buried in the united states and is trying to find a way to bury him, to have a proper burial service for him, and i don't know whether the body has been released yet. do you know whats latest is on that? >> yeah, there were some reports out there that we had rejected his burial, or the
what is the conference going on right now about tamerlan? >> i think what people in the congregation feel is that he was really reacting to the modern american islam that's projected inside of our congregation, so inside of that second incident, you know, inside of that second incident, you know, after he stood up, after our, you know, preacher compared martin luther king, you know, to the prophet muhammad, and he stood up, he called our preacher a hypocrite, so then the people of the...
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that's all. >> reporter: tamerlan's body has not been taken into custody. the parents say they would like to bring the body back with them to russia. >> shepard: trace gallagher, it's my understanding a local boston mosque wouldn't have a -- wouldn't have a funeral for him. is that true? >> we're checking that out. we heard those reports. it's not been confirmed but we heard that. the parents said they would like to take the body home and give it a proper muslim burial in the homeland. >> shepard: thank you. if this does make it to trial, the defense strategy is clear. all they want to do is avoid the death penalty. with us, rebecca rosewoodland live in the studio. it's my understanding this guy has a pretty good defense team. a high profile attorney about whom we have information. >> we have a lot of information. miriam conrad is the head of what we call the public defenders office. he said in his hospital bed, the one word he said was, no meaning i cannot afford an attorney. under our constitution we provide defendants with attorneys. we're providing him
that's all. >> reporter: tamerlan's body has not been taken into custody. the parents say they would like to bring the body back with them to russia. >> shepard: trace gallagher, it's my understanding a local boston mosque wouldn't have a -- wouldn't have a funeral for him. is that true? >> we're checking that out. we heard those reports. it's not been confirmed but we heard that. the parents said they would like to take the body home and give it a proper muslim burial in the...
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tamerlan is the one who carjacked the car. his little brother was nearby, we're told by a source in the investigation. so that's how it played out. but, boy, you are right, erin, what a crazy night. and it's taken this long. i think it's really taken this long for the police to figure it all out. >>> well, drew griffin, thanks very mump. we are learning now about where and how the brothers may have gotten some of the explosives that they used in the bombings. this has been another huge question mark out there. >> reporter: erin, cnn is told tonight that tamerlan, at one point, purchased a very large cachet of firearms. >> william says that this purchase took place on february 6th. he stressed at the time, it was not out of the ordinary. he says tamerlan asked the clerk what is the loudest and biggest thing that you have. he paid about $200 in this purchase. and, again, the purchase was two reloadble mortar kits with about 48 reloadble shells. >> thanks to you, brian. >>> one of tamerlan's closest friends, a man named brendan m
tamerlan is the one who carjacked the car. his little brother was nearby, we're told by a source in the investigation. so that's how it played out. but, boy, you are right, erin, what a crazy night. and it's taken this long. i think it's really taken this long for the police to figure it all out. >>> well, drew griffin, thanks very mump. we are learning now about where and how the brothers may have gotten some of the explosives that they used in the bombings. this has been another huge...
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he says that a friend from 2009, in his words, brainwashed tamerlan. listen. >> there's a person from some new convert into islam from armenian descent. armenians have no intention to say anything about armenians, it's a neighboring region with north caucasus. i said this person just took his brain, just brainwashed him completely. tamerlan is off now, there's no any obedience and respect to his own father. >> turn now to congressman, chairman of the house judiciary committee from virginia, he attended yesterday's fbi briefing on the boston bombings. congressman, thank you so much for joining us this morning. let me first ask you about two pieces of information that we just heard. first, about this armenian figure known as misha. that the uncle to the tsarnaev brothers saying influenced tamerlan somehow over the years. is that something some information that was included in your intelligence briefings that have you heard anything about this mysterious figure? >> this is -- this is new information, and it's important that we have the appropriate aauthor
he says that a friend from 2009, in his words, brainwashed tamerlan. listen. >> there's a person from some new convert into islam from armenian descent. armenians have no intention to say anything about armenians, it's a neighboring region with north caucasus. i said this person just took his brain, just brainwashed him completely. tamerlan is off now, there's no any obedience and respect to his own father. >> turn now to congressman, chairman of the house judiciary committee from...
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where tamerlan goes for six months. he flies to moscow. but then, according to his father, he visits chechnya and dagestan. now, who did he visit in chechnya? who did he visit in dagestan? does it have any relationship to these unspecified underground groups that the russians referred to in their original request to the fbi? third, you come back to the united states. by this point he clearly seems to be thoroughly radicalized. he sets up that youtube account filled with jihadjihadi videos. we have reports from radical tendencies even from people within his own mosque. who was he in contact with in the boston area? i think those are the biggest questions now facing investigators and people looking at how the fbi handled this case. >> michael isikoff, i got to leave it there. you're right. we got to figure out did the kgb not tell our guys or russian intelligence not tell our guys everything that they knew at the time? and will they tell us now? anyway, michael, thank you very much. >>> gaggle will be here next. running a little bit late. fi
where tamerlan goes for six months. he flies to moscow. but then, according to his father, he visits chechnya and dagestan. now, who did he visit in chechnya? who did he visit in dagestan? does it have any relationship to these unspecified underground groups that the russians referred to in their original request to the fbi? third, you come back to the united states. by this point he clearly seems to be thoroughly radicalized. he sets up that youtube account filled with jihadjihadi videos. we...
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she converted to islam when she met tamerlan, and she is somewhat observe ant. she wears the head scarf normally but he said she was in a bit of a tough spot, because tamerlan wasn't working full-time, he said katie russell was basically working up to seven days a week, sometimes 70 hours a week as a home aide, so tamerlan would stay home and take care of their young toddler daughter while katie russell went out and worked for most of the week. anderson? >> interesting. chris lawrence, i appreciate the reporting. >>> now, toronto, canada where late details of a terrorist plot that authorities in canada say they have foiled. they say it involved an al qaeda supported attack against a passenger train traveling between canada and the united states. paul, this plot has got a lot of interesting elements. it was directed, supported allegedly by al qaeda in iran. have we seen that before? >> not seen that at all before, especially lately since basically al qaeda and iran have had a rift considering the situation in syria. it is very strange to see that here. iran for i
she converted to islam when she met tamerlan, and she is somewhat observe ant. she wears the head scarf normally but he said she was in a bit of a tough spot, because tamerlan wasn't working full-time, he said katie russell was basically working up to seven days a week, sometimes 70 hours a week as a home aide, so tamerlan would stay home and take care of their young toddler daughter while katie russell went out and worked for most of the week. anderson? >> interesting. chris lawrence, i...
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what triggered tamerlan's cad ralization? luis vasquez who befriended him said he last saw tamerlan three years ago. when i asked why his friend drifted to radical islam -- >> the only thing i can think of, i only want to say what i'm sure of, that one of the sources of this could have been some kind of dissatisfaction of the bad, slow transition to coming to another country from a different one, as a teenager. that's never easy. >> vasquez now shares the sentments of those at the mosque, perplexed as to why the man they knew drifted in that direction, and angry he did it. >> lots of unanswered questions. brian todd, thanks very much. >>> one bostonian that was uncomfortably close to tsarnaev's gun fight with the police tells his story to cnn. a bullet went right through his roommate's desk chair. >>> plus, another dramatic cnn interview with the mother of the bombing suspects, who insists they were framed. [ male announcer ] if she keeps serving up sneezes... [ sneezing ] she may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec®.
what triggered tamerlan's cad ralization? luis vasquez who befriended him said he last saw tamerlan three years ago. when i asked why his friend drifted to radical islam -- >> the only thing i can think of, i only want to say what i'm sure of, that one of the sources of this could have been some kind of dissatisfaction of the bad, slow transition to coming to another country from a different one, as a teenager. that's never easy. >> vasquez now shares the sentments of those at the...
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with tamerlan tsarnaev who died on friday night. boston seven days after the attack. but we begin with chief washington correspondent james rosen and stunning news of another planned attack of terror. good evening, james. >> bret, good evening. canadian officials announced today they arrested two men this afternoon and charged them with plotting with the aid of al qaeda to blow up a passenger train traveling from new york to the greater torrent area. the alleged terrorist are age 30 and are raheed of toronto. they worked with canadian intelligence and u.s. national security and law enforcement officers to interrupt this alleged plot in an 8 month investigation code named project smooth. they said the plot was detected early on and neither american nor canadian citizens faced any imminent threat as a result. u.s. officials told fox news the defendants' objective was to blow up a bridge in the tore torrent area tornted while the plane was traveling over it mounted police told reporters today that they took steps to advance the plot including allegedly conducting own sur
with tamerlan tsarnaev who died on friday night. boston seven days after the attack. but we begin with chief washington correspondent james rosen and stunning news of another planned attack of terror. good evening, james. >> bret, good evening. canadian officials announced today they arrested two men this afternoon and charged them with plotting with the aid of al qaeda to blow up a passenger train traveling from new york to the greater torrent area. the alleged terrorist are age 30 and...
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what happened in russia is going to be critical for tamerlan. the second part is the internal family dynamic here. the role of the mother, how other members of the family saw what was happening and what they did -- >> the mother denies everything. >> well, she does. she also based on what we've seen from interviews was very, very devout and went on an extremist approach toward religion and toward the united states. clearly the relationship with her and tamerlan, the older brother, was important. and we're going to need to delve into that. >> you think she was an american hater? >> you know -- >> to use common sense here. if you're going to kill a bunch of people, you probably hate them. >> i'm not saying she was involved in the conspiracy, chris. based on what she said in her public statements, she played a fascinating role in influencing her, at least her older son, and possibly her younger son. that, we have to be careful here, but what i've seen she's said publicly is pretty disturbing. >> okay. thank you so much, gentlemen. this is tricky. w
what happened in russia is going to be critical for tamerlan. the second part is the internal family dynamic here. the role of the mother, how other members of the family saw what was happening and what they did -- >> the mother denies everything. >> well, she does. she also based on what we've seen from interviews was very, very devout and went on an extremist approach toward religion and toward the united states. clearly the relationship with her and tamerlan, the older brother,...
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a chechen rebel leader who's video tamerlan posted online. here the leader threatens death to anyone who helps the infidels. he was killed by the russians last year. and it was on the internet, dzhokhar told fbi agents, that they learned how to make a bomb with a pressure cooker all found from an al qaeda online magazine. >> it suggests people are getting smarter about building easily manufactured bombs and targeting the united states. >> reporter: in russia today, the mother of the brothers tsarnaev, who first encouraged her older son. she was defiant in claiming their innocence. >> my son was muslim! >> reporter: in her first on-camera, interview, she said her sons were being set up. >> what happened is a terrible thing, but i know that my kids have nothing to do with this. i know it, i am mother. >> the parents are talking about coming to boston to see their surviving son and claim the body of the dead one. if the mother comes, she could face arrest for failing to show up in court in boston last year, on charges she shoplifted $1,600 worth
a chechen rebel leader who's video tamerlan posted online. here the leader threatens death to anyone who helps the infidels. he was killed by the russians last year. and it was on the internet, dzhokhar told fbi agents, that they learned how to make a bomb with a pressure cooker all found from an al qaeda online magazine. >> it suggests people are getting smarter about building easily manufactured bombs and targeting the united states. >> reporter: in russia today, the mother of the...
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it seemed to me misha had influence on tamerlan. he did have influence and did teach him things that would make tamerlan, you know, go away from the people and go more into the religion. and maybe, maybe that's possible that he suggested to him some radical ideas. but i wouldn't say that -- i mean i didn't witness him making them radicals. or i didn't witness him say things. i just know that tamerlan told me -- because misha was, you know, teaching him that it's not good in islam to do those things. i didn't suspect either him or tamerlan being connected to terror groups or having terrorist ideas. but i know that they had a lot of conversations about just, you know, islam and how islam is being attacked from the outside, you know, from the western countries and how islam is under pressure. but i never heard them speak of doing -- having terrorist attack ideas. >> so that was his former brother-in-law talking to wolf earlier this morning. a lot of questions about this person misha and his possible influence on tamerlan and his possib
it seemed to me misha had influence on tamerlan. he did have influence and did teach him things that would make tamerlan, you know, go away from the people and go more into the religion. and maybe, maybe that's possible that he suggested to him some radical ideas. but i wouldn't say that -- i mean i didn't witness him making them radicals. or i didn't witness him say things. i just know that tamerlan told me -- because misha was, you know, teaching him that it's not good in islam to do those...
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and said they were worried about tamerlan's contact with extremist elements. the fbi determined he was not a threat. how little they knew about both brothers. >> crazy how you can know someone and you never know what they are planning. >> 19-year-old dzhozkar tsarnaev, now known as suspect number two, or white hat, came to this country at the age of 7 or 8. he became a u.s. citizen last year on 9/11. he lived in cambridge most of his life. he's a second-year premed student at university of massachusetts. people knew him as sociable and happy go lucky. >> nothing about him would suggest anything like this. politics, religion, nothing. >> as for his older brother, tamerlan, suspect number one, he is a different story. a golden gloves boxer who once aspired to make the u.s. olympics team. family members and fellow boxers say he had become more radical. >> the first year i met him, he had leather pants and boots. the second time, he had a t- shirt and hoody and jeans. he only spoke about his faith. he was big into religion. >> he started praying five times a day.
and said they were worried about tamerlan's contact with extremist elements. the fbi determined he was not a threat. how little they knew about both brothers. >> crazy how you can know someone and you never know what they are planning. >> 19-year-old dzhozkar tsarnaev, now known as suspect number two, or white hat, came to this country at the age of 7 or 8. he became a u.s. citizen last year on 9/11. he lived in cambridge most of his life. he's a second-year premed student at...
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fox news told at the cia's request tamerlan's name, two possible dates of birth and variant of his name were entered into a government database known suspected terrorist. the fbi briefed lawmakers that a misspin of tamerlan's name never knew he left for russia for six months. u.s. intelligence official insists that the database information was entered correctly, shep. >> shepard: new information on the two bombs? >> there is. a new intelligence bulletin review by fox news concludes based on new forensic analysis that the boston bombs most are likely relied on component from remote controlled toy cars for the detonation. the fbi and homeland security bulletin to local state and federal law enforcement reads, in part: each device likely incorporated an electric fusing system using components from remote controlled toy cars such as a transmitter and receiver pair. electric speed controller used as switch mechanism. asked mike mccaul who is regularly briefed on the investigation to explain what catches his attention. >> this transmitter that was used out of a toy car, that is a very sophist
fox news told at the cia's request tamerlan's name, two possible dates of birth and variant of his name were entered into a government database known suspected terrorist. the fbi briefed lawmakers that a misspin of tamerlan's name never knew he left for russia for six months. u.s. intelligence official insists that the database information was entered correctly, shep. >> shepard: new information on the two bombs? >> there is. a new intelligence bulletin review by fox news concludes...
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tamerlan taught everything to himself. we were happy about it because he didn't start doing drugs or alcohol. now he doesn't speak to other women he's not related to. they're not important to him. it's a sin to look them in the eye. she saw him for four of the six months he was here and he went to chechnya twice. >> translator: yes, he went to chechnya for a couple of days i don't know where his relatives there lived. they were from his father's side. that village was bombed in the second war though. >> she reveals that she rang the boys to check they were well and they rang her again when they were on the run just the day before tamerlan died. the day before they spoke and it was like always. mommy, everything's fine with us. mommy, we're totally fine. "mommy" that's what they call her. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> translator: we miss your warmth and caress, they said, tamerlan said mommy, i love you and dzhokhar's voice said i love you too, mommy. she watched the boy's father filmed her earlier in the week see them
tamerlan taught everything to himself. we were happy about it because he didn't start doing drugs or alcohol. now he doesn't speak to other women he's not related to. they're not important to him. it's a sin to look them in the eye. she saw him for four of the six months he was here and he went to chechnya twice. >> translator: yes, he went to chechnya for a couple of days i don't know where his relatives there lived. they were from his father's side. that village was bombed in the second...
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this is after, of course, tamerlan has been taken down. and then the third picture, that's the one that you showed before, if you can put it back is the car in which they had all their bombs. and this is when the bomb squad sends a robot bomb detector over -- there it is -- to check and inspect the car for explosives. really just remarkable photographs. we would never have images of the gunfire if it weren't for andrew kissenberg. he is seeking people to donate to the one fund in exchange for showing these -- letting us have the license for these pictures. anderson? >> so, jay, what he is saying is he saw the vehicle allegedly driven by dzhokhar literally drive through the road black, basically just smash its way through the police roadblock. and did he also see the vehicle drive over his brother? >> i don't think that -- he didn't tell me that he saw that. he saw the car go through and get away. but at that point he was about half a block away. he couldn't get all the visions in detail. >> okay. >> anderson? >> and drew, you have some inf
this is after, of course, tamerlan has been taken down. and then the third picture, that's the one that you showed before, if you can put it back is the car in which they had all their bombs. and this is when the bomb squad sends a robot bomb detector over -- there it is -- to check and inspect the car for explosives. really just remarkable photographs. we would never have images of the gunfire if it weren't for andrew kissenberg. he is seeking people to donate to the one fund in exchange for...
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do you have reason to believe the older brother, tamerlan, was the leader in this and that dzhokhar may have been the follower? can you hear me, commissioner? we have lost the commissioner temporarily. while we try to re-establish that connection, we're going to continue our conversation, and with so many questions still unanswered, we'll come back to the commissioner when we can. so many questions still unanswered about the terror plot and how to protect our homeland, we've invited two congressional leaders on national security to discuss what happens now. dianne feinstein is chair of the senate intelligence committee, congressman pete king is chair of the house committee on counterterrorism, and he joins us live from new york. i'm sorry. i've got him in my ear. senator, congressman, hold on. we're going to go back to the police commissioner. do you have a sense whether the older brother tamerlan was the leader in this, and dzhokhar somehow followed him into the conspiracy? >> any information along those lines is based upon conjecture at this point in time. i don't know definitively wh
do you have reason to believe the older brother, tamerlan, was the leader in this and that dzhokhar may have been the follower? can you hear me, commissioner? we have lost the commissioner temporarily. while we try to re-establish that connection, we're going to continue our conversation, and with so many questions still unanswered, we'll come back to the commissioner when we can. so many questions still unanswered about the terror plot and how to protect our homeland, we've invited two...
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it quotes tamerlan tsarnaev as saying i slapped her. they thought the tension dissipated after parents and sisters moved out. >>> we are also thinking about the victims, of course. one week after the bombing 50 remain in the hospital, two in critical condition. at least a dozen have had amputations. >> one of them is a dance instructor who lost her foot and part of her lower leg. she was watching the marathon when they were hit by the second blast. anderson cooper has their story. >> i hate to ask you to relive what you have gone through. >> i relive it every day. >> you think about it every day? >> absolutely. >> how close were you to the second explosion? >> i was right in front of it, right in front of the business where it was. i felt the direct impact. it immediately blew off my left foot. >> how far away was the bomb? >> my guess it would have been about five feet. >> we are lucky to be alive. >> did you lose consciousness? >> i don't think we did. i remember everything so if we did it was for a matter of seconds. >> do you rememb
it quotes tamerlan tsarnaev as saying i slapped her. they thought the tension dissipated after parents and sisters moved out. >>> we are also thinking about the victims, of course. one week after the bombing 50 remain in the hospital, two in critical condition. at least a dozen have had amputations. >> one of them is a dance instructor who lost her foot and part of her lower leg. she was watching the marathon when they were hit by the second blast. anderson cooper has their...
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we know in the time since that investigation, tamerlan traveled to russia to see his father. he spent several months there and returned to boston this past july. he's now dead, his brother is in the hospital. heather? >> all of that happening while he was applying for full citizenship. thank you, peter. >>> heather? >> thank you so much. how did the signs of these two brothers go undetected? let's asked profiler pat brown. she joins us this morning in washington. pat? >> reporter: good morning, heather. >> we can't see you. there you go. right there. tell us about this. there's certainly some red flags that popped up here, especially when the u.s. government heard from a foreign government about concerns about the older brother. so shouldn't we have done more to have looked into his backgrounds after those calls? >> i don't think so. they probably did exactly what they should have done. we have to remember, this probably wasn't the only call they've gotten from somebody that creeped somebody else out. there's a lot of psychopathic individuals running around setting off red fl
we know in the time since that investigation, tamerlan traveled to russia to see his father. he spent several months there and returned to boston this past july. he's now dead, his brother is in the hospital. heather? >> all of that happening while he was applying for full citizenship. thank you, peter. >>> heather? >> thank you so much. how did the signs of these two brothers go undetected? let's asked profiler pat brown. she joins us this morning in washington. pat?...
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but what turned dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev into terrorists? i'm joined now by our new abc news colleague, byron pitts. welcome to "nightline" and the rain. >> thank you very much. >> what can you tell us about these two men? >> juju, tonight a portrait of the suspected bombers is emerging. two brothers who came to the u.s. in 2003. like millions of immigrants, they came here in search of a better life. but something went terribly wrong. >> my sons would never, ever imagine that somehow the children of my brother would be associated with that. >> reporter: tonight some family members of the two brothers accused of the worst attack in the u.s. since 9/11 are asking the question no one seems to be able to answer tonight. why. their uncle in maryland says he thinks he knows. >> what do you think provoked this? >> being losers. hatred to those who were able to settle themselves. these are the only reasons i can imagine of. >> reporter: but what might have driven 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev and his 19-year-old brother dzhokhar to allegedly plant a
but what turned dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev into terrorists? i'm joined now by our new abc news colleague, byron pitts. welcome to "nightline" and the rain. >> thank you very much. >> what can you tell us about these two men? >> juju, tonight a portrait of the suspected bombers is emerging. two brothers who came to the u.s. in 2003. like millions of immigrants, they came here in search of a better life. but something went terribly wrong. >> my sons would...
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tamerlan's alleged turn to radical islam. we learned that he bought a large amount of fireworks leading up to the attacks which may help explain the process of perfecting their bombs. again, we're learning more about that. we'll tell you what we know. in addition to all of that, people who live and work on this stretch of boyleston street were still no go today. >>> and in a private ceremony, family members held a funeral mass for 8-year-old martin richard. we laid our son martin to rest, his parents said. and he's now at peace. it has been quite a day, but nothing compared to the night that david henneberry had on friday. that's his backyard. and that is his boat. it's where he discovered the younger suspect and then quickly called police. you may have heard the story of how it happened. that story, the one we've all been hearing, is not quite true. tonight mr. henneberry is telling it like it was speaking to the affiliate wcnbb. >> i know people say there's bloods in the boat, he saw blood when he went in. not -- >> not tru
tamerlan's alleged turn to radical islam. we learned that he bought a large amount of fireworks leading up to the attacks which may help explain the process of perfecting their bombs. again, we're learning more about that. we'll tell you what we know. in addition to all of that, people who live and work on this stretch of boyleston street were still no go today. >>> and in a private ceremony, family members held a funeral mass for 8-year-old martin richard. we laid our son martin to...
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tamerlan says he doesn't drink or smoke anymore, god says no alcohol. a muslim, he says there are no values anymore and worries that people can't control themselves. one ing, these pictures are apparently from 2010. we keep saying he's been here five years. if that's from about 2010 he's probably been here in the united states about eight years, traveling back as you said to russia last year which i did ask that official about and what that meant, but he was a very will skilled boxer, very skilled and went to this gym all of the time and was trying to be in the olympics. the pictures are from a magazine called "the comment," the graduate student magazine at the boston university college of communications and the headline for these photographs is "will box for passport. an olympic drive to become a united states citizen." the coach said he was good enough to be pro and was good enough to be pro and you asked about the official about the six months in russia and any indication and whether they're learning about it now? >> that's the exact kind of thing th
tamerlan says he doesn't drink or smoke anymore, god says no alcohol. a muslim, he says there are no values anymore and worries that people can't control themselves. one ing, these pictures are apparently from 2010. we keep saying he's been here five years. if that's from about 2010 he's probably been here in the united states about eight years, traveling back as you said to russia last year which i did ask that official about and what that meant, but he was a very will skilled boxer, very...
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they are talking to lawyers for tamerlan tsarnaev's widow. but why are they not talking to her directly? according to her attorneys, the 24-year-old rhode island native is cooperating with the investigation and knew nothing about the bombings. it's still unclear exactly what she did know. our understanding, of course, chris lawrence has reported that she seemed to have been living with him in boston with their young daughter in the time leading up to and when this happened. chris lawrence is in rhode island tonight with the latest. chris, i know her attorneys are talking to the fbi. but why isn't she? >> reporter: well, if she is, erin, her lauwyers are certainl not admitting that publicly. the lawyers are telling us that they are talking to the investigators on her behalf but they won't confirm whether katy russell has spoken with them directly, one on one. that said, she wants to get to the bottom of this and has nothing to hide. >> she is doing everything she can to assist in the ongoing investigation. >> the injuries and loss of life to p
they are talking to lawyers for tamerlan tsarnaev's widow. but why are they not talking to her directly? according to her attorneys, the 24-year-old rhode island native is cooperating with the investigation and knew nothing about the bombings. it's still unclear exactly what she did know. our understanding, of course, chris lawrence has reported that she seemed to have been living with him in boston with their young daughter in the time leading up to and when this happened. chris lawrence is in...
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and as we know, tamerlan was the bombing suspect killed in a shoot-out with police. a statement issued outside the family's north king's town rhode island home rings, quote, our daughter has lost her husband today, the father of her child. we cannot begin to comprehend how this horrible tragedy occurred. in the aftermath of the horror, we know that we never really knew tamerlan tsarnaev. our hearts are sickened by the knowledge of the horror he inflicted. please respect our family's privacy at this difficult time. >> we are starting to get a clearer picture of who the suspects were and what they were doing before they began the reign of terror. >> the city of boston and the city of cambridge and watertown and many other communities can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that two perpetrators that caused so many pain and anguish are no longer a threat to our safety and communities. >> and with that, the state-wide manhunt was over. the teen the fbi described as suspect number two in custody. 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev found inside a boat in watertown, massachusetts.
and as we know, tamerlan was the bombing suspect killed in a shoot-out with police. a statement issued outside the family's north king's town rhode island home rings, quote, our daughter has lost her husband today, the father of her child. we cannot begin to comprehend how this horrible tragedy occurred. in the aftermath of the horror, we know that we never really knew tamerlan tsarnaev. our hearts are sickened by the knowledge of the horror he inflicted. please respect our family's privacy at...
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tamerlan is gone now. that concerns me big time. >> reporter: more pieces fit together in a telephone interview wolf blitzer did with the ex-brother-in-law of the two suspects. he said he met misha twice, was introduced to him by tamerlan. he didn't witness misha turning tamerlan into a radical islamist -- >> he surely did have influence and did teach him things that would make tamerlan, you know, go away from the people and go more into the religion. and maybe that is possible that he suggested to him some radical ideas. >> reporter: he said tamerlan tsarnaev told him he'd quit boxing and listening to mainstream music because misha taught him that in islam it's not good to do those things. asked if he suspected that misha was connected to any terrorist groups -- >> i didn't suspect either him or tamerlan being connected to terror groups or having terrorist ideas. but i know that they had a lot of conversations about just, you know, islam and how islam is being attacked from the outside from the western co
tamerlan is gone now. that concerns me big time. >> reporter: more pieces fit together in a telephone interview wolf blitzer did with the ex-brother-in-law of the two suspects. he said he met misha twice, was introduced to him by tamerlan. he didn't witness misha turning tamerlan into a radical islamist -- >> he surely did have influence and did teach him things that would make tamerlan, you know, go away from the people and go more into the religion. and maybe that is possible that...
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officer richard donahue was shot and critically wounded, tamerlan tsarnaev dead. in the chaos of it all, dzhokhar rather than over his older brother's body as he sped away. at 4:30 a.m. people in eastern watertown were ordered to stay in their homes. by 58 a.m., the order expanded to include all of boston. meanwhile bomb squads blew up suspicious packages found in the brothers' apartment. officers went door to toor all day looking for dzhokhar. then around 9:00, cheering in the streets as the mayor of boston tweeted, "we got him". >> the two brothers are chechnya, muslim republic of russia. the boys came to the u.s. several years ago when they were quite young, both registered to study at american universities. >> why did young men who grew up and studied here as part of our communities and our country resort to such violence. >> many of the -- those who knew the brothers told reporters that they are shocked tonight, and they cannot believe that they would do anything like this. joe vasquez has been looking into their backgrounds. joe, what do we find out about th
officer richard donahue was shot and critically wounded, tamerlan tsarnaev dead. in the chaos of it all, dzhokhar rather than over his older brother's body as he sped away. at 4:30 a.m. people in eastern watertown were ordered to stay in their homes. by 58 a.m., the order expanded to include all of boston. meanwhile bomb squads blew up suspicious packages found in the brothers' apartment. officers went door to toor all day looking for dzhokhar. then around 9:00, cheering in the streets as the...
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also controversial over the burial of tamerlan tsarnaev. they are distancing themselves for the bomber and from dagestan. also this is on the day of two funerals for two victims. 8-year-old martin richard killed in the bombing and m.i.t. officer sean collier who was shot by the alleged bombers. and we have jake tapper with the latest on the investigation and nic robertson with what the suspects' mother is saying. jake, bring me up to speed on the latest news. >> reporter: well, piers we told you yesterday that he was cooperating with investigators. we talked about there was a motivation. that the brothers thought islam was being attacked and needed to defend it. a u.s. government official told me today that one of the reasons in the justification, in the motivation, according to investigators is that dzhokhar said the wars in iraq and afghanistan were part of why they carried out this senseless act. so this is just what he is telling investigators. it is to be taken with something of a grain of salt and no one obviously is just automaticall
also controversial over the burial of tamerlan tsarnaev. they are distancing themselves for the bomber and from dagestan. also this is on the day of two funerals for two victims. 8-year-old martin richard killed in the bombing and m.i.t. officer sean collier who was shot by the alleged bombers. and we have jake tapper with the latest on the investigation and nic robertson with what the suspects' mother is saying. jake, bring me up to speed on the latest news. >> reporter: well, piers we...
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but that all changed when tamerlan became deeply religious. he gave up the sport, citing his muslim faith. his father was furious. he grew confrontational. he angrily disrupted a talk at a cam bridge mosque when the speaker compared the prophet hohammed and the peace activist compared him to martin luther king and tsarnaev also interrupted a tack last november when a speaker said it was fine to celebrate the safe way as the birthday of the prophet. the growing interest of religion by both tamerlan and his mother caused an upheaval in the household with tamerlan even persuading his mother to cover herself up. and so why the schachange? and did his trip to russia play a role in radicalizing this young man? joining me now is brian bender, national security reporter for the boston globe and clint van zandt. clint, what would you think would have caused such a dramatic shift? >> i think there's a number of things we're probably going to find out in the 26-year-old brother's life, al. i think that he had a confrontation with a former girlfriend. she
but that all changed when tamerlan became deeply religious. he gave up the sport, citing his muslim faith. his father was furious. he grew confrontational. he angrily disrupted a talk at a cam bridge mosque when the speaker compared the prophet hohammed and the peace activist compared him to martin luther king and tsarnaev also interrupted a tack last november when a speaker said it was fine to celebrate the safe way as the birthday of the prophet. the growing interest of religion by both...
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these people -- dzhokhar and tamerlan were not isolated. they had a lot of friends and people their lives and the fbi wants to question the widow of the suspected bomber, catherine russell of tamerlan tsarnaev. they were married in 2010 and authorities search for answers and family and friends are crucial to the investigation. and according to her attorney, though, she didn't know anything about the bombings and was devastated to hear her husband maybe involved. is it more complicated than that, though? chris lawrence is in north kingston, rhode island, tonight. what do investigators want to hear from catherine russell? >> reporter: erin, federal authorities want to know what, if anything, catherine russell knows about what her husband was doing before the bombing, and what affiliations he may have had other than his younger brother. the attorney told me bottom line she is cooperating with federal authorities and that she didn't know anything about what was going on until she actually saw it on the news. he said she understands why federal
these people -- dzhokhar and tamerlan were not isolated. they had a lot of friends and people their lives and the fbi wants to question the widow of the suspected bomber, catherine russell of tamerlan tsarnaev. they were married in 2010 and authorities search for answers and family and friends are crucial to the investigation. and according to her attorney, though, she didn't know anything about the bombings and was devastated to hear her husband maybe involved. is it more complicated than...
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dzhokhar, a wrestler, and tamerlan, a boxer. who hoped to be on the u.s. olympic team. but in recent years, tamerlan had changed and became radicalized, according to his uncle, who says he then spoke to a family friend. >> he said there is someone who brainwashed him, some newly convert to islam. >> reporter: in 2011, russian intelligence, concerned about the threat of chech knowian terrorism asked the fbi to investigate tamerlan, based on information that he was a follower of radical islam and that he had changed drastically since 2010, according to an fbi statement. the fbi says a checked databases, interviewed tamerlan and family members, but quote did not find any terrorism activity, domestic or foreign. the fbi says it asked the russians for more, but never got answers. >> without any strong derogatory information, the fbi would still be limited in what it could do. >> reporter: in january, 2012, tamerlan flew to russia for six months. within a month of his return, in august 2012, tamerlan set up this youtube account full of islamie jihadi postings, many in russian
dzhokhar, a wrestler, and tamerlan, a boxer. who hoped to be on the u.s. olympic team. but in recent years, tamerlan had changed and became radicalized, according to his uncle, who says he then spoke to a family friend. >> he said there is someone who brainwashed him, some newly convert to islam. >> reporter: in 2011, russian intelligence, concerned about the threat of chech knowian terrorism asked the fbi to investigate tamerlan, based on information that he was a follower of...
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i didn't know he was tamerlan's little brother. had i known that i would have gotten to know him. >> he told investigators it was religion and not a foreign terrorist group that motivated them. did you find them to be religious at all? >> not at all. i knew that they believed in their religion and the standards that were upheld in their country but they never were ones to run around pounding their chest with religion or trying to recruit anyone or bugging anyone else about their religion. they respected life at one point and i don't know what happened. >> you would describe your reaction to when you heard that they were the suspects as shock? stunned? >> shocked. incredibly shocked. it turned from anger like everyone else in the country to being extremely confused and shocked and having to pick up the pieces and see what is going on. i'm really proud of the fact that a lot of people have come around to seeing how it was a good idea to keep little brother alive because it would have put our authorities in a tougher situation. they w
i didn't know he was tamerlan's little brother. had i known that i would have gotten to know him. >> he told investigators it was religion and not a foreign terrorist group that motivated them. did you find them to be religious at all? >> not at all. i knew that they believed in their religion and the standards that were upheld in their country but they never were ones to run around pounding their chest with religion or trying to recruit anyone or bugging anyone else about their...
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you were a boxer and roomed with tamerlan during tournament. what was he like? >> well, during that trip, i noticed tamerlan was a bit after flashy guy. sharp dresser. confident in his abilities as a boxer. >> he was good boxer? >> he was. he had some skills. he had some punching power. good hand speed. he won a couple fights in lowell. he lost in nationals. but to make it to nationals, is a good accomplishment. >> he ended up quitting boxing and i believe that you are under the understanding, because he couldn't represent the united states. is that right? >> for some reason in the second tournament, golden gloves, we couldn't travel with the team. i thought it was because he couldn't represent the united states, but i can't say for sure. >> did he ever talk to you about religion or politics? >> he was definitely big -- the second year i met him, he talked a lot about his faith. just seemed to really be more about what he was about, his character. he spoke to his faith to me many times. the times i saw hum the second time around. he also talked about his wife --
you were a boxer and roomed with tamerlan during tournament. what was he like? >> well, during that trip, i noticed tamerlan was a bit after flashy guy. sharp dresser. confident in his abilities as a boxer. >> he was good boxer? >> he was. he had some skills. he had some punching power. good hand speed. he won a couple fights in lowell. he lost in nationals. but to make it to nationals, is a good accomplishment. >> he ended up quitting boxing and i believe that you are...
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he said during tamerlan's visit last year he talked about moving back. but if tamerlan had become alienated in america, angry or radicalized his father said he didn't see it. and tamerlan was already religious here, visiting a mosque every day, one many say has ties to radical islam. >> they have arrested people from this mosque, said this man, a government security adviser. anzar would not discuss tamerlan's religious beliefs. his mother was too upset to appear on camera. they insist their sons are innocent. i need facts, proof, the father cries. they have destroyed the reputation of all of us. anzar had been planning to fly to the u.s. tomorrow. now he's staying to meet russian authorities. like everyone, they have questions. adrian mong, nbc news, dagestan. >>> in the midst of the boston story came another one this afternoon. another terrorist plot, unrelated, troubling nonetheless. this one was thwarted. it targeted passenger trains, routes from the u.s. to canada among the potential targets. nbc's stephanie gosk has been working the story all day. s
he said during tamerlan's visit last year he talked about moving back. but if tamerlan had become alienated in america, angry or radicalized his father said he didn't see it. and tamerlan was already religious here, visiting a mosque every day, one many say has ties to radical islam. >> they have arrested people from this mosque, said this man, a government security adviser. anzar would not discuss tamerlan's religious beliefs. his mother was too upset to appear on camera. they insist...
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we have heard tamerlan had been there. there were thousands of young men who come here, how would we know if or not he came here? it wasn't a flat out denial, but it was clear they didn't want us hanging out there with cameras. we were made to feel like our time there should be kept short. outside of tamerlan's house, i got a different reception. the lady there told me she remembered him going in late spring, early summer. when he came back it was sort of january to july time. she said she saw him for about a month, a month and a half. she did say he never bought cigarettes or alcohol from her. he was at that stage of being a conservative islamist. other people were sort of surprised. they saw us and said what are you doing here? that's when they were learning that tamerlan lived in their neighborhood. they didn't know he lived there. >> interesting. i appreciate the update on that. one thing we have learned about his motive is dzhokhar tsarnaev said he and his brother became radicals all on their own. the suspect is telli
we have heard tamerlan had been there. there were thousands of young men who come here, how would we know if or not he came here? it wasn't a flat out denial, but it was clear they didn't want us hanging out there with cameras. we were made to feel like our time there should be kept short. outside of tamerlan's house, i got a different reception. the lady there told me she remembered him going in late spring, early summer. when he came back it was sort of january to july time. she said she saw...